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Safety of beta interferon

Canadian research looked at health records of people who had used one of the beta interferon drugs. This confirmed known side effects (migraines, low white blood cell counts), found that the risk of depression increases but only for the first two years of treatment, found new issues (an increase in the risk of stroke), and new benefits (a lower risk of bronchitis and upper respiratory infections)

Brain training and cognition

A study found that people doing up to 60 hours of either brain training or a computer game improved their cognition scores. The brain training group showed better improvement on cognition measures and more of the group reported improvements.

Assisted suicide rethink

A man from Inverness, who had intended to end his life, is reconsidering after a woman with MS contacted him and offered to help him find support. He said, "There are a lot of people that are forgotten who need a lot of help and are unaware that there is help. That's when people like me think they're off to Switzerland."